Panathinaikos vs Lamia Prediction: Panathinaikos must win this match!

It seems that of all title contenders in Greece, Panathinaikos are worst after 10 rounds, but in the 11th round they will welcome Lamia, and they simply must win at home. Lamia are a team from the bottom of the table and will try to impress and hurt the Greek football giant from Athens. 

Form: LWDLW

Panathinaikos are winless in the last 3 matches at home in all competitions. In the league, they drew the last two matches in this stadium but against very difficult opponents, Olympiakos and Aris. They are in 7th place with 16 points, 4 wins, 4 draws, and 2 defeats. Panathinaikos don’t score, but also don’t concede too many goals, their goal difference is 9:7. In the last round they were better than Volos, winning 1:0 as visitors but last week they suffered a defeat in Sweden against Djurgarden 2:1 in the Conference League where they also struggle and have only a point.

Form: LDDLL

Lamia are coming to Athens as huge underdogs with only a win in 10 matches played. They are in 12th place with 7 points, a win, 4 draws, and 5 defeats. As visitors, they have a win, 2 draws, and 2 defeats. In the previous round, they were defeated by PAOK at home 2:1 in a match in which they weren’t so bad and were leading at half-time. They will have a difficult fight to avoid relegation, but they showed performances that can give them hope.

Panathinaikos needs a win to end the bad run at home, but also to improve the mood and confidence in the team after several bad results in important matches. Lamia comes to Athens at the right time as an opponent who is certainly a level below Panathinaikos, and I expect a confident home win with several goals difference. Panathinaikos won 4 times in their last 5 matches, and in the last match Panathinaikos won 5:0 as visitors and I expect something similar in this match too.